Fife Public Schools

FHS Senior Signs Letter of Intent

Elaine Smith — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:06:12 +0000

Congratulations to FHS Senior, Cameron Booser, who recently signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. FHS Athletic Director, Amanda Fox, held a ceremony with Cameron’s family, coaches, and other guests to celebrate the first Division I baseball scholarship in FHS’s history. Cameron has played baseball the past two seasons at FHS and holds the team’s record for strike/walk ratio. He was selected the Nisqually League’s Most Valuable Player last season.

“Cam has been a great leader on the field for the Fife Baseball Team. He is a great competitor and works hard on the little details of the game. I’m excited for his Senior season and his future at OSU.” — Shane Nixon, FHS Head Baseball Coach

Thank You Rex Sutherland for 9 Years of Service

Elaine Smith — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:17:28 +0000

Today’s blog post comes from our superintendent, Dr. Steve McCammon:

At our most recent school board meeting I had the honor of recognizing Rex Sutherland for nine years of dedicated service on the Fife School Board. Rex is leaving the board due to his relocation within the school district. Rex served as board president for several years and was in fact a member of the board that offered me this position over nine years ago. I take this additional opportunity to thank him for his leadership in times that have not always been easy as we have continued to weather the post 9/11 funding crisis that has impacted all school districts across our state and nation. Rex was integral in helping us to maintain a solid fund balance in lean times, enviable class sizes, as well as serving during a time when Fife became a national leader in our Standard Bearer school reform effort. His guidance on the completion of our Columbia Junior High School project as well as the agreement to build our turf field at SLMS was invaluable. He will be missed and I hope you will join me in thanking him for his selfless dedication to the students and staff of our fine school district.

District Walkthroughs

Elaine Smith — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:28:32 +0000

Several times a year, Dr. McCammon invites district leaders to “walk through” each of our six buildings looking for evidence of high quality student work. Each walk through begins with a conversation with that building’s principal, Dr. McCammon, and the other leaders who will be touring the school. The team then walks through the halls of the school examining the work posted along with the description of the work the teacher has posted. This description, Walls That Teach, appears alongside the work so that viewers can understand the key concepts for learning, the design of the work, and how students felt about doing that work. The walkthrough then ends with a debrief, led by Dr. McCammon, about what was seen and learned.

Here our a few pictures from the first walkthroughs conducted this year:

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Congratulations Dr. Mark Knight!

Elaine Smith — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:55:07 +0000

We are proud to announce that FHS Principal, Mark Knight, has been awarded his education doctorate by the University of Washington! Dr. Knight defended his dissertation, ““The Use of Student Voice to Inform Communities of Practice in the Lesson Design Process: Conclusions for System Leaders Seeking to Increase Student Engagement,” this morning. Dr. Knight has been participating in the Leadership for Learning Program through the UW Center for Educational Leadership. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Knight by leaving a comment below.

WOW Refrigerator Updated

Elaine Smith — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:19:17 +0000

The WOW Refrigerator has been updated for this first time this fall. It is currently displaying some great examples of student work from Miss Carly Grab’s fourth grade classroom. Miss Grab’s students have created some great recipes for having a successful learning experience this year. Head to the WOW Refrigerator to read a few of their ideas and you’ll be inspired to be successful, too!

Eagle Scout Projects Rejuvinates Lions Club Gift

Elaine Smith — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:16:02 +0000

Fife High School Senior, Robert Shaw, recently completed a completed renovation of a memorial first built in 1955 by the Fife Lions Club. A boy scout since first grade, he choose this undertaking to fufill the requirements needed for his Eagle Scout Project. When he heard several people talk about how run down the memorial, located in the southwest corner of Trojan Memorial Field, appeared he thought this would be the perfect project to complete. He liked the idea of giving back to his high school and community. Enlisting several volunteers – including fellow FHS seniors Stephanie McFarland, Ian Allen, Caleb Lewis, and Jeff Kohls – Robert got busy pressure washing, removing overgrown shrubs, grass, and moss, and sanding down the rusted metal. Besides repainting the sculpture he rebarked the area around the memorial and planted some new cedar trees along the backside. Fife School District maintenance crew members helped out by pruning back a lower limb on the giant cedar tree that resides to the right of the structure and installing a new dual light on the school board; one light will shine on the flag when it is displayed and one will shine on the memorial.

A special rededication will be happening at a future home FHS football game. Congratuations Robert and thank you for this beautiful gift you have given to all of us!

Follow Dr. McCammon on Twitter!

Elaine Smith — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:59:47 +0000

Dr. McCammon has embarked on a new way of communicating district news through the eyes of the superintendent. He has joined the world of Twitter. To receive his updates, simply follow this link and sign up to follow his Twitter feed. You can either follow his tweets (individual posts) via your computer or by receiving text messages via your cell phone. We invite you to join in the fun!

We’re Getting Ready for You!

Elaine Smith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:14:25 +0000

All across the district you can see signs that the first day of school is fast approaching! The Fife Public Schools staff and student leaders are busy preparing and getting ready for another great year. School begins on September 2; check www.fifeschools.com for a variety of back to school information such as lunch menus, bus routes/times, and the school hours of each building.

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District Art Show Fabulous Success!

Elaine Smith — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:50:06 +0000

The CJH LIbrary was packed with artists, teachers, and proud families/friends on the evening of May 27 at the annual district art show. Kudos to district art teachers Kendra Danielson, Nadine Baxter, Melissa Brownell, and Kelli Loomis for once again putting together such a tremendous showcase of student work.

Enjoy this slideshow of pictures taken at the show and then leave the students and teachers a comment with your reactions/thoughts!

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Trojan TV Wins Emmy Award!

Elaine Smith — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:39:27 +0000

For the third consecutive year, Trojan Digital Media has been awarded an Emmy for their February installment of Trojan TV.

Teacher John Shula’s students also received Emmy nominations for four other productions – Real World Gotham, Trench Table, Santa SWAT, and Jack Stone.

Congratulations Mr. Shula and students; this industry level recognition is a well-deserved honor!

To view the award winning February Trojan TV visit the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and to view other productions and learn more about video production at FHS please visit the Trojan Digital Media website.